Cedric the Entertainer
Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964), known professionally as Cedric the Entertainer, is an American actor and comedian. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Calvin Butler on the CBS sitcom The Neighborhood, Mullins on The Last O.G., Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine on The Soul Man, co-starred as Cedric Jackie Robinson on the WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show, Eddie in the Barbershop films, and as one of the four comedians featured in the Spike Lee film The Original Kings of Comedy. He has starred as the lead in the films Johnson Family Vacation and Code Name: The Cleaner. His other films include First Reformed, Why Him?, A Haunted House 1 & 2, Larry Crowne, Cadillac Records, The Honeymooners (2005), Be Cool, Man of the House, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Intolerable Cruelty, Dr. Dolittle 2, and Big Momma's House. He has also done voice work for Ice Age, the Madagascar film series, Charlotte's Web (2006), Planes, and Planes: Fire & Rescue. He hosted BET's ComicView during the 1993–1994 season and Def Comedy Jam in 1995 as well as the 12th season of the daytime version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2013–14. In 2019, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson as Self
- 2024 · John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. as Self
- 2024 · A Hip Hop Story as Notorious BAG
- 2022 · Celebrity Jeopardy! as Self
- 2021 · Son of the South as Reverend Ralph Abernathy
- 2020 · The Opening Act as Billy G.
- 2020 · She Ball as Councilmen
- 2018 · First Reformed as Pastor Joel Jeffers
- 2017 · The Comedy Get Down as Cedric the Entertainer
- 2017 · Def Comedy Jam 25 as Self
- 2017 · Dying Laughing as Self
- 2014 · Top Five as Jazzy Dee
- 2014 · Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular as Leadbottom
- 2013 · Madly Madagascar as Maurice (voice)
- 2012 · I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac as Self
- 2011 · Dance Fu as Detective
- 2010 · Take Two with Phineas and Ferb as
- 2009 · All's Faire in Love as Professor Shockworthy
- 2008 · Cadillac Records as Willie Dixon
- 2008 · Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins as Clyde Stubb
- 2007 · Talk to Me as 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
- 2007 · Code Name: The Cleaner as Jake Rodgers
- 2006 · Comics Unleashed as Self
- 2005 · The Honeymooners as Ralph Kramden
- 2005 · Man of the House as Percy Stevens
- 2004 · Johnson Family Vacation as Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl
- 2004 · Barbershop 2: Back in Business as Eddie
- 2003 · TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV as
- 2003 · Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! as Self
- 2002 · Serving Sara as Ray Harris
- 2002 · The Anna Nicole Show as
- 2002 · Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal as Self
- 2001 · BET Awards as
- 2001 · Kingdom Come as Rev. Hooker
- 2000 · The Original Kings of Comedy as Self
- 1999 · Making the Video as
- 1995 · MADtv as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self - Host
- Future · Above the Line as Tracy
- 2024 · American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2024 · 13 Days in Ferguson as
- 2024 · Unfrosted as Stu Smiley
- 2024 · Outlaw Posse as Horatio
- 2023 · Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic as Self
- 2023 · How I Learned to Fly as Louis
- 2023 · The Plus One as Alfred Anders
- 2023 · Kings of BBQ as Self
- 2023 · Truth Be Told as
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 2022 · The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder as Bobby (voice)
- 2022 · Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy as Self
- 2022 · Black Karen as Sergeant Warren
- 2021 · Protect or Neglect as Self
- 2021 · Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 as Self
- 2021 · Friday Night Vibes as Self
- 2021 · They're Trying To Kill Us as
- 2020 · The Drew Barrymore Show as Self
- 2020 · Woke as Trash Can (voice)
- 2020 · Poor Greg Drowning as
- 2020 · The Greatest At Home Videos as Self - Host
- 2020 · Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- 2020 · This Is Stand-Up as Self
- 2020 · Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Contestant
- 2020 · A Fall from Grace as Coroner Jake Miles
- 2019 · Bob Hearts Abishola as Calvin Butler
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · #NoJoke as Self
- 2018 · The Neighborhood as Calvin Butler
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Moon (voice)
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2018 · The Last O.G. as Mullins
- 2017 · Drop the Mic as Self
- 2017 · Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- 2017 · Summer Camp Island as Moon (voice)
- 2016 · Why Him? as Lou Dunne
- 2016 · Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party as Self
- 2016 · Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville as Himself
- 2016 · To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
- 2016 · Barbershop: The Next Cut as Eddie
- 2015 · Master of None as The Magnificent Kenny
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Another Period as Scott Joplin
- 2015 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2015 · Cedric's Barber Battle as Herself - Host
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper as Leadbottom (Voice)
- 2014 · black-ish as Smokey
- 2014 · Planes: Fire & Rescue as Leadbottom (voice)
- 2014 · Power as Croop
- 2014 · A Haunted House 2 as Father Williams
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Planes as Leadbottom (voice)
- 2013 · Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
- 2013 · Caught on Tape as Maintenance Man
- 2013 · A Haunted House as Father Williams
- 2012 · Gotham Comedy Live as Self - Host
- 2012 · Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
- 2012 · Grassroots as Richard McIver
- 2012 · The Soul Man as Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine
- 2012 · Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted as Maurice (voice)
- 2012 · Phunny Business: A Black Comedy as Self
- 2011 · 2 Broke Girls as Darius
- 2011 · It's Worth What? as Host
- 2011 · Larry Crowne as Lamar
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Reverend Boyce
- 2010 · The Marriage Ref as Self - Panelist
- 2009 · Merry Madagascar as Maurice (voice)
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · All Star Comedy Jam as Self
- 2008 · Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as Maurice (voice)
- 2008 · Street Kings as Scribble
- 2006 · Charlotte's Web as Golly the Goose (voice)
- 2006 · We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story as Himself
- 2006 · Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher as Himself
- 2005 · Earth to America as Self
- 2005 · The Boondocks as
- 2005 · Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out as
- 2005 · Be Cool, Very Cool as Self
- 2005 · Madagascar as Maurice (voice)
- 2005 · Be Cool as Sin LaSalle
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events as Constable
- 2004 · Best Week Ever as
- 2004 · On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- 2003 · Eve as Self
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Intolerable Cruelty as Gus Petch
- 2003 · VH1 Goes Inside as
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 2002 · Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup as Himself
- 2002 · Cedric the Entertainer Presents as
- 2002 · Barbershop as Eddie
- 2002 · Ice Age as Carl (voice)
- 2002 · E! Live from the Red Carpet as Self
- 2001 · Good Day Live as Self
- 2001 · The Proud Family as Bobby Proud (voice)
- 2001 · Dr. Dolittle 2 as Zoo Bear #1 (voice)
- 2001 · The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner as Self
- 2000 · Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7 as
- 2000 · Big Momma's House as Reverend
- 1998 · Ride as Bo
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The Chris Rock Show as
- 1996 · The Steve Harvey Show as Cedric Robinson
- 1996 · The Daily Show as
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Raw as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- Future · Niềm Tin Lung Lay as Cedric the Entertainer